Jeffrey
Chief Digital Officer, Troon
- Role
- Venture Advisor at Spider Capital
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeffrey
As a member of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team, Jeff Ma created an ingeniousmethod for counting cards—using talent, creativity, math, and teamwork to win millionsin Las Vegas.(Card-counting, by the way, is not illegal; casinos just don’t like it). Mawas the inspiration for the best-selling book Bringing Down the House and the hit movie,21, which topped the box office in its first two weeks. He is also an accomplishedentrepreneur having started four different companies including GolfSpan (sold toDemand Media), CircleLending (sold to Virgin), Citizen Sports (sold to Yahoo) andtenXer (sold to Twitter). Beyond his work as an entrepreneur, Ma has been at the forefront of the “Moneyball”movement working with professional sports teams like the San Francisco 49ers and thePortland Trail Blazers and media powerhouses like ESPN and Major League BaseballAdvanced Media, helping them to make better decisions using data and analytics. Hisbusiness bestselling book, “The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big inBusiness” draws on his unique experiences at the table and in the sports world to createa truly accessible book about analytics. Ma has also been a pioneer in the world of sports betting serving as ESPN first sportsbetting expert in 2013 and then later launching the Bet the Process podcast. Bet theProcess has become one of the top sports betting podcasts and is referenced bymainstream properties like ESPN and Fox. In addition to his work as an entrepreneur, Ma has held two executive roles, serving asVP of Data Science and Analytics at Twitter leading all central work in this area. Mostrecently, Ma served as Vice President of Microsoft for Startups overseeing Microsoft’sprogram to accelerate the success of developers, startup founders, and studentsaround the world. Ma continues to be fascinated by the intersection of sports betting, media, analytics andtechnology and continues to try and lower his handicap
Experience
Venture Advisor
Jan 2023 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Get to work with great entrepreneurs and awesome investors in the B2B Saas world.
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1990 — 1994
Skills
- Public Speaking
- Data Analysis
- Saas
- Storytelling
- Performance Measurement
- Online Advertising
- Strategic Planning
- Start-Ups
- Analytics
- Mobile Applications
- Ruby on Rails
- Mobile Devices
- Entrepreneurship
- Product Management
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- User Experience
- Strategic Partnerships
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